Berdavan, Armenia Explained

41.2028°N 45.0033°W

Official Name:Berdavan
Native Name:Բերդավան
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Tavush
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tavush
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Leader Name:Smbat Mughdusyan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2987
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:41.2028°N 45.0033°W

Berdavan (Armenian: Բերդավան) is a village on the Kolb River in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located about 2 km north of the town of Noyemberyan, and near the villages of Dovekh, Koghb and Zorakan. Berdavan Fortress is located on a nearby hilltop.

Toponymy

Historically, the village was called Tkhadzor, then Ghalacha, and in 1978 it was renamed Berdavan.

History

The village of Ghalacha was relocated in 1893 – 1900. The relocation was due to the presence of mosquitos which were thought to bring malaria, but at the new site there were problems with access to drinking water. The school in Ghalacha was opened in 1906, after a period when there were no official schools in the area.

During the Second World War, Berdavan lost more than half of its male population, and during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War the village was heavily shelled. The village has a monument dedicated to the people who died in World War II.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.